Head of state who survived a 1981 assassination attempt Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Head of state who survived a 1981 assassination attempt last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 12 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is RONALDREAGAN.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% RONALDREAGAN Head of state who survived a 1981 assassination attempt (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Sep 14, 2025
2% RETRY Attempt again (5) New York Times Mini Jan 15, 2026
2% MONARCH Head of state working in Cambridgeshire town (7) (7) The Sun Two Speed Jan 15, 2026
2% LADYDI Royal bride of 1981 (6) LA Times Daily Jan 14, 2026
2% SWING Attempt to hit a baseball (5) LA Times Daily Jan 13, 2026
2% TRY Attempt (3) Commuter Jan 12, 2026
2% ROAST Criticise a head of state caught in corruption (5) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 12, 2026
2% SHOT Attempt (4) Eugene Sheffer Jan 10, 2026
2% PARR Young salmon, the one that survived! (4) The Times Quick Cryptic Jan 10, 2026
2% OUTLIVE Survive (7) Puzzler Backwords Jan 5, 2026

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